Tom,

If your looking for a way to batch convert your HPGL's, I don't know of an
easy way to do that.  But if a little mouse work is OK, then all you need is
graphic program capable of reading and printing HPGL files.  Acrobat
Exchange takes care of the rest.  When you install Acrobat Exchange (the
actual PDF writer), it also installs a printer driver called "Acrobat PDF
Writer".  Once you have your HPGL pulled in to your graphic editor, just
print to the PDF writer.  If this is not too clear, contact me and I will
give more detail.  We use PDF files exclusively now, and have retired our
old microfilm camera beast.

Thomas DeSmit
EDA Librarian/Sr. Engineering Tech.
IFR Americas, INC.

The opinions expressed are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of
my employer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet E-Mail Forum. Tom Hybiske <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 8:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] Looking for file format converter
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> Good Morning 'Netters,
>
> My firm is exploring the possibilities of going to a paperless
> documentation
> system.  I am looking for (so far unsuccessfully) a software utility that
> will convert HPGL (hp plotter graphics language) directly to Adobe PDF
> format.  Does anyone know if such a utility even exists?  Thanks for your
> help.
>
> Tom Hybiske
> General Atronics Corp.
> Wyndmoor, PA.
>
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